UPDATE: Top Gear to be on BBC HD from November 15th
It's official. The BBC has confirmed that the new series of Top Gear will be broadcast in high definition when it starts this coming Sunday, November 15th.
Is the nation prepared to see Jeremy Clarkson and the gang in high-definition glory? At least the cars and locations should look good. For full details of what's on BBC HD that day, check out the listings page online.
Published 22/09/09
Good news for all HD-loving petrolheads – Top Gear is coming to BBC HD from November.
Top Gear's blog page confirms "filming is well underway on Series 14 and if all goes to plan it'll be on your screens by mid-November".
While the BBC's internet blog claims that "after several hundred emails" the programme is now working wih high-definition cameras.
Danielle Nagler, Head of BBC HD, BBC Vision, said: "The BBC is aiming to extend the range of programming that is available [in HD], to showcase programmes that are loved in SD, and to explore the creative potential of the new technology."
Top Gear will join the likes of The Thick Of It, Waterloo Road and Countryfile on the BBC HD channel.
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Sunday will be a special day. Love it.
"What - the cast of eastenders in high def - no thanks"
Aaaaaarrrrrrrrgggghhhh!!! Enders in HD perish the thought. All way too ugly...can't sit in the same room with the Mrs as it is. Hate it with a vengeance LOL (not)
Mike
Top Gear.. what a great program, and now going HD.
Brilliant!!
Although, GJH1976, there's some talk of Abu Dhabi being covered in HD at the end of this season, though no word from the Beeb yet whether it will be transmitting it as such should the feed be available...
What - the cast of eastenders in high def - no thanks
looks like the bbc is pulling its finger out finally. Lets hope they can put eastenders or more hd content, come on bbc look at sky if they can do it why cant you, after all we do pay something called a tv licence so where is all the money going in to?????????
Oooh...... will the HD version be in 5.1 Dolby surround ? Just imagine all those super cars in proper surround sound
No, at present Grands Prix are not covered in HD.
perhaps the gran prix could also be in HD, i hear it's filmed that way! pull that finger out BBC!
About time too!!!!
Its about time. Now can the idiots at the bbc explain why Merlin is not in hd